Xes | Agilent Technologies 5250 guide

PREFACE

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Throughput

•Supports up to 35 logical pages-per-minute at 100% print density (132 columns by 66 lines, for a total of 8712 characters per page) in IBM emulation; 55 logical pages-per-minute in 275 emulation

Upgradeability

•Operating software and configuration data on PC/MS DOS- compatible 1.44MB 3.5" floppy diskette

Programmability

•Front panel menu configuration with LCD

•OPTEDIT — a PC-based, menu-driven configuration utility

User Programmable Function Strings (PFSs)

•PFSs dynamically allocated up to 60K total (512 PFSs using up to 20K per output port)

Transparency

•IBM 35h

•IBM 03h

•Xerox Metacode 35h

•i-data pseudo transparency (in IBM emulation)

•MPI pseudo transparency (in 275 emulation)

Translation

•Translation tables changeable on line

Character Sets

•ASCII or EBCDIC character sets

Custom Application Support

•XES

•DisplayWrite/36

•Office/400

•Metacode

•Special application customization available

Power

•110V 60Hz / 220V 50Hz with low power consumption

Size

•10.75" x 9.25" x 3.50"

Weight

•6.0 lbs.

Technical Support

•Toll-free technical support is available from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific time

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Contents

Agile Table of Contents Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Advanced Configuration Character Code Translation Programmable Function Strings Bold on Boldoff Undl on Undloff Subs on Subsoff Sups on Maintenance and Troubleshooting Appendix a Interfacing Xerox Printers Appendix B SCS / DCA Command Summary Set Single Line Distance Ssld Appendix C Pseudo Transparency Appendix D Optedit Glossary Page Optimatm Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA Copyright Information Release Notes About Agile Also From Agile Ally Plus Agile Product Warranty Standard Warranty Optional Warranties and Services Software Upgrades FCC Statement About the Agile 5250 Optima Preface Optima Features and Specifications XES Optimaconfigpar Outfntinfoportfid About This ManualTypographical Conventions Agile Overview / Objectives Physical Interface Data Stream Interface Before Beginning Selecting a LocationSpace Requirements Unpacking Electrical RequirementsOperating Environment Important Safety Instructions/Precautions Package Contents Optima Rear Panel SLO-BLO Agile 5250 Optima Cable Chart Parallel Port Pin-OutsTwinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs DB-25 Serial Port DB-9 Serial Port Connecting to the Host System Connecting Twinax Connecting the Printers Connecting a Printer via Centronics Parallel Connecting Printers via Serial Connecting the First Printer via Serial Connecting a Second Printer via Serial Connecting the Alternate Hosts Connecting an Alternate Host via Parallel Connecting the First Alternate Host via Serial Connecting a Second Alternate Host via Serial Connecting the 5250 Optima to Power Optima Front Panel Testing ROM Testing RAM Reload Timer Loading ConfigStarting Up Loading Software Basic Port Configuration Configuring the Twinax PortsOptima Config CONFIGTWINAX1 Setting the Twinax Address Activating the Twinax Port Setting the Device Emulation Type ON/OFF= Active Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port Config PAR OUTConfigpar OUT PAR OUT Load Configuring a Serial Printer Port SERIAL1 Load SERIAL1 BAUD= SERIAL1 PARITY=SERIAL1 LENGTH= SERIAL1 STOPS= SERIAL1 FLOW= Configuring the Parallel In Alt Host Port Config PARPAR in ON/OFF= Configuring a Serial Alt Host Port SERIAL0 IN/OUT=IN/OUT≠ALT Host SERIAL0 BAUD= SERIAL0 PARITY=SERIAL0 LENGTH= SERIAL0 STOPS= SERIAL0 FLOW= Saving the Configuration Config SaveSaving Config SummaryPage Configuration Menu Optima Config Print Disk VersionConfig Optima Print Disk Version Menu Hierarchy Configuration Option Notation Optima CONFIGTWINAX1ADDRESS= Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 ON/OFF= Active Twinax PortsPunctuation Codes Menu Movement Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 ON/OFF=INACTIVE Optima CONFIGTWINAX6ADDRESS=Twinax Addressing Emulations Optima CONFIGTWINAX1EMULATE=IBM Modes Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 MODE=IBM Emul Data Routing Timeout Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 OUT TO= PO,S0,S1Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 OUT TO= Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 TIMEOUT= 5 Secs Parallel In Port Configuration Serial In Port Configuration Output Ports Printer Drivers Available Output Port Configuration Parallel Output Port Optima Configpar OUT ON/OFF= Active Serial Output Ports Format Information Carriage Return At Form FeedMovement Resolution Offset Vertical Percentage Reduction in COR CPI/Font OrderJustification Resetting Bolding Underlining Spaces Orientation Advanced Configuration Optima orientation selection algorithm Paper Sources Drawers WIDTH=HEIGHT= ROTATE=Page Character Code Translation Overview Selecting a Translation Table Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Reading Translation Tables Twinax TranslationAlternate Host Translation Optima Translation Editing a Translation Table Character Code Translation Translation Tables Ascii to Ascii Ebcdic to Ascii Ascii to Ebcdic Ebcdic to Ebcdic Ebcdic to HP LaserJet Ascii Ebcdic to PC Ebcdic to PostScript Xerox 275 Protocol Converter Ebcdic to Ascii User Table User Table User Table User Table User Table User Table User Table Xerox Ebcdic Font Download to Ascii Page Programmable Function Strings Editing PFSs a Tutorial Parameters Within PFSs User Font Configuration GFIDs Programmable Function Strings PFS Descriptions InitibmInit T1 Init T2 Init T3Initalt INIT275 Initopt Port LandVermove Lineden Pagelen5CPI 8CPI 10CPIProgrammable Function Strings Pscpi 12CPI15CPI 16CPI 17CPI 5CPI Pscpi 15CPI COR Bold on Boldoff BSBOLD1 and BSBOLD2 Undl on Undloff Subs onSubsoff Sups on Lowqual MedqualHiqual Simplex Duplex TumblePpaper Envel PortcutPorttrc Portman Landcut Landtrc Landman JOG OUTDEST1 DEST2 Timeout JobstrtJobend Chapter Maintenance Troubleshooting Diagnostics Error Codes Twinax Error Log Twinerr ResetOptima Twinerrdisplay Pfstest Config Options Xlates Printing ReportsPortfid Landfid TEST! Report Printer Test PFSTEST! Report This text should be proportionally spaced Wwwwwwwwww CONFIG! Report OPTIMA-ASCII-ASCII--+ OPTIONS! Report Maintenance & Troubleshooting 5-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference S0 XLAT= XLATES! Report Maintenance & Troubleshooting CE CA C6 FA Translation Tables Page 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a B C D E F AA AB AC AD AE AF Maintenance & Troubleshooting Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Maintenance & Troubleshooting PFS! Report PFS Initibm END PFS Initalt END PFS INIT275 END PFS Boldoff $1B $70 END 5-22 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference PORTFID! Report Agile 5250 Optima Copyright C 8/2/93 by AGILE. ALL $0D $0A $1B Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Portrait Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference LANDFID! Report Agile 5250 Optima Copyright $39 END Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Maintenance & Troubleshooting Landscape Font Troubleshooting PowerLOOP! Report Connections Configuration Printer TestOptima Parallel Configuration Test Other IssuesTwinax Host Test Alternate Host Test Contacting Agile Technical Support Agile Bulletin Board System Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Introduction System Based Formatting XES Mode Formatting Conflict OverviewA-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Coexistence Separate Addresses Delimiting XES Jobs Well-Formed XES JobsA-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Automatic PFS suppression Automatic Form Feed Suppression Passing FFs in auto FF suppression mode A-6 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference A-7 Logical Not ¬ Commands A-8 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Special Formatting Problems Font DownloadingUDK Character Conflict Line Endings Auto UDK terminationSupport for all types of SCS line endings A-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Line Feed vs. Relative Movements Font Correspondences AntiquitiesDownloading Font Correspondences A-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference ¬¬0 P11=Titan10iso-P Xerox Menu Options Font Correspondence LimitsA-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference UDK Character Translation Configuration Xerox Menu PFS Suppression Configuration Form Feed Suppression ConfigurationA-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Change Form Feed to New Line Configuration Logical Not Command Configuration Job Restart to Form Feed Translation Configuration Metacode TransparencyA-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Line Feed Configuration Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in Xppm Mode A-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Appendix B SCS/DCA Command Summary B-2 Ibmemul Same as IBM 275EMUL No operation B-4 PFS FF is sent to the printer. Normally this PFS B-6 B-7 B-8 No operation 275EMUL B-10 B-11 B-12 Scgl B-14 Cpgid PFS B-16 B-17 B-18 B-19 B-20 Logical page of the next job are not printed on the same B-22 Perform the justification on the target printer B-24 Same as 275EMUL No operation B-26 B-27 B-28 Ffff B-30 Same as IBM, except that the Optima will perform B-32 B-33 B-34 Fmtinfo ROTATE= B-36 B-37 B-38 Printing mechanism of the 4214 prints characters B-40 Same as IBM 275EMUL B-42 B-43 B-44 B-45 Page Appendix C Pseudo Transparency Data Pseudo Transparency MPI Pseudo Transparency C-2 Installing Optedit Appendix D Optedit Editing The Current Configuration Running OpteditD-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Editing Configuration Options Optedit Activating Ports D-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Setting the Mode Input Ports Choosing the Data Routing D-6 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Choosing the Timeout Period D-8 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Interfacing Xerox Printers UDK Character Translation PFS Suppression D-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Form Feed Suppression D-11 Logical Not Commands Change Form Feed to New LineD-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Job Restart to Form Feed Translation D-13 D-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Configuring the Parallel Input Port Configuring the Serial Input PortsSelecting Input Alt Host D-15 Serial Interface Settings D-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Configuring the Output Ports Loading an Output Port ConfigurationD-17 D-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Configuring the Parallel Output Port Saving an Output Port ConfigurationParallel Output Port Timing D-19 Configuring Serial Ports for Output Printer Error Timeout ErrtimeSelecting Output D-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference D-21 D-22 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Choosing a Translation Table D-23 Special Editors Programmable Function StringsD-24 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference D-25 Translation Table Editing AgilePage Page AFP Afpds G-2 GLOSSARYPage G-3 DPADSC Ebcdic G-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference FCCGddm GML GLOSSARYPage G-5 G-6 MPLMPP GLOSSARYPage G-7 PORPSF RAM ROM SCSSHF SLD UDK VCSXdpm XppmPage Symbols Carriage Return SCS command Centronics parallel ConfiguringConnecting Configuration 116 12895-96 129 Font correspondences 104-107Font downloading 100 130 46-47153-155 121 138 175-17637-39 119 PFSs 117 62-63 Printers Centronics parallelRS-232 serial 51-52 RS-232 Configuring 174174-175 149 144-145 142156-157 152-153 Warranty 32-36102-103 101 Xppm Xerox Production Print Mode 114